Mississippi Code
Title 43 - Public Welfare

Chapter 1 - Department of Human Services and County Departments of Public Welfare

§ 43-1-2. Mississippi Department of Human Services; Executive Director of Human Services; Joint Oversight Committee; powers of executive director; structure of department - Those qualifications shall be certified by the State Personnel Board.

§ 43-1-3. Delegation, privatization, or contracting with private entity for operation of office, bureau or division of department prohibited; contracts for improvement of performance or efficiency of services authorized - Notwithstanding the authority granted under subsection (4)(d) of Section 43-1-2,...

§ 43-1-4. Powers and duties of department - The Department of Human Services shall have the following powers...

§ 43-1-5. Duties of department - It shall be the duty of the Department of Human...

§ 43-1-9. County department of public welfare - There shall be created in each county of the state...

§ 43-1-11. Expenses of county welfare office - The boards of supervisors of the various counties of this...

§ 43-1-12. Expenditure of municipal or county funds to support public welfare programs - The governing authority of any municipality or county in this...

§ 43-1-15. Office of State Department - The state capitol commission shall furnish office space for the...

§ 43-1-17. Cooperation with the federal government - The state department of public welfare shall cooperate with the...

§ 43-1-21. Disposal of abandoned applications, closed case files, and the like - The state board of public welfare may, in its discretion,...

§ 43-1-25. Assistant prosecutors for prosecution of fraud in connection with assistance programs; investigation and prosecution costs to be subsidized - All political subdivisions of the state, or combinations of political...

§ 43-1-27. Action maintainable by department of public welfare to recover benefits wrongfully obtained; attorney's fees; evidence - For purposes of this and other related sections, any food...

§ 43-1-29.1. Department of Human Services authorized to develop pilot program to track usage of Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits - The Department of Human Services, is authorized, in its discretion,...

§ 43-1-30. Mississippi TANF Implementation Council - Ten (10) members shall be representatives from business and industry,...

Mandatory State Supplemental Payments to Aged, Blind and Disabled Persons

§ 43-1-31. Purpose of law; contracts with, and payment by, federal authority - The purpose of Sections 43-1-31 through 43-1-37 is to provide...

§ 43-1-33. Definitions - As used in Sections 43-1-31 through 43-1-37: "Aged, blind or...

§ 43-1-37. When person becomes ineligible to receive payments - An individual eligible for mandatory state supplementary payments from the...

Division of Family and Children's Services

§ 43-1-51. Creation of division; areas of responsibility - There is hereby created within the Department of Human Services...

§ 43-1-59. Allocation of departmental resources - It is the intent of the Legislature that the resources...

§ 43-1-63. Interdepartmental sharing of resources and services for preventing and detecting child abuse and neglect - The Department of Human Services shall have the authority to...

§ 43-1-65. Mississippi Child Care Quality Step System established by requiring Department of Human Services Office for Children and Youth to develop and implement pilot voluntary quality rating system (QRS) - The Department of Human Services shall establish the Mississippi Child...

§ 43-1-67. Office of Children and Youth to conduct needs assessment to determine need for program to provide incentives to certain teachers/directors who make educational advancements listed in QRS criteria - The Office for Children and Youth of the Department of...

Mississippi Interagency Council on Homelessness -

Chapter 3 - Blind Persons

Adjustment Center for the Blind

§ 43-3-1. Short title - Sections 43-3-1 through 43-3-15 shall be cited as "The Adjustment...

§ 43-3-3. Declaration of public policy - It is declared that the state public welfare demands and...

§ 43-3-5. Establishment, maintenance, and control of facility - The directors of the University of Mississippi Medical School and...

§ 43-3-7. Rules and regulations - The governing authorities shall promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations...

§ 43-3-9. Medical school and hospital personnel to cooperate in carrying out intent of law - The directors, professors, physicians, and all other personnel employed at...

§ 43-3-11. Acquisition of public funds for constructing and equipping center; acceptance of gifts and grants - The agencies named or referred to are authorized separately or...

§ 43-3-13. Department of Finance and Administration authorized to build facility; funds appropriated or granted to be deposited in State Treasury - The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to build...

§ 43-3-15. Construction of law - This law shall be construed to be supplemental and in...

Assistance to the Blind

§ 43-3-51. Statewide system of aid - For the purpose of providing for blind persons in need,...

§ 43-3-53. Definitions - When used herein, the term "State Department" means the State...

§ 43-3-55. Eligibility for assistance to the needy blind - Assistance shall be granted under Sections 43-3-51 through 43-3-91 to...

§ 43-3-57. Amount of assistance - The amount of assistance which any needy blind person shall...

§ 43-3-59. Duties of State Department of Public Welfare - The state department shall: Supervise the administration of assistance to...

§ 43-3-61. Duties of county departments - The county departments shall: Administer the provisions of Sections 43-3-51...

§ 43-3-63. Application for assistance - Application for assistance under Sections 43-3-51 through 43-3-91 shall be...

§ 43-3-65. Investigation of applications - Whenever a county department receives an application for assistance under...

§ 43-3-67. Examination by ophthalmologist or optometrist - No application shall be approved until the applicant has been...

§ 43-3-69. Granting of assistance - Upon the completion of such investigation the county department shall...

§ 43-3-71. Assistance not assignable - Assistance granted under Sections 43-3-51 through 43-3-91 shall not be...

§ 43-3-73. Appeal to the State Department of Public Welfare - If an application is not acted upon by the county...

§ 43-3-75. Periodic reconsideration and changes in amount of assistance - All assistance grants made under Sections 43-3-51 through 43-3-91 shall...

§ 43-3-77. Reexamination as to eyesight - A recipient shall submit to a reexamination as to his...

§ 43-3-79. Recovery from a recipient - If at any time during the continuance of assistance the...

§ 43-3-81. Fraudulent acts - Whoever knowingly obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids, or...

§ 43-3-83. Receipt and disposition of federal and other funds and manner of disbursing same - Federal and other funds shall be received, disposed of, and...

§ 43-3-89. Detailed report to the Legislature - The State Board of Public Welfare shall make a detailed...

§ 43-3-91. Donations may be received and expended - The State Board of Public Welfare is hereby authorized and...

Mississippi Industries for the Blind

§ 43-3-101. Mississippi Industries for the Blind; general powers - There is hereby created and established an agency of the...

§ 43-3-103. Board of Directors of MIB; duties of board - The members of the board of directors appointed by the...

§ 43-3-105. Duties of executive director - The executive director of the MIB shall: Employ all necessary...

§ 43-3-107. Purpose - The purposes of MIB are as follows: To establish industries,...

§ 43-3-109. Current operating funds - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the executive director...

§ 43-3-111. Funds generated by sale of goods - Any funds obtained by MIB as a result of a...

Chapter 5 - Schools for the Blind and Deaf

In General

§ 43-5-5. Powers and duties of Board - The State Board of Education shall adopt all needful rules...

§ 43-5-7. Powers and duties of State Superintendent of Schools - The State Superintendent of Education, or his designee, shall make...

§ 43-5-8. Superintendents of Schools for Blind and Deaf; appointment; powers and duties; budget responsibilities - The Superintendent of the School for the Blind and the...

§ 43-5-11. Annual report of Board - The State Board of Education shall make a report to...

§ 43-5-13. Braille and lip-reading to be taught - Braille print, designated commonly as revised Braille Grade Two, shall...

§ 43-5-15. Pupils; classification; course of training - Each of the two (2) schools shall be open to...

§ 43-5-17. Diplomas and certificates of proficiency - The State Board of Education shall maintain the two (2)...

Annual Conference of Representatives

§ 43-5-31. Annual conference of representatives of state and other agencies - The Department of Education, hereinafter called "department," shall annually call...

§ 43-5-33. Appointment of director of conference - The State Superintendent of Education shall appoint a director for...

§ 43-5-35. Notice of conference - The director shall publish notification of the conference in the...

§ 43-5-37. Duties of conference director - The director shall arrange and organize the conference and is...

§ 43-5-39. Report of activities and findings of conference - The board shall include a report of the activities and...

Chapter 6 - Rights and Liabilities of Persons with Disabilities

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 43-6-1. Definitions - As used in this article, "blind," "totally blind," "visually handicapped,"...

§ 43-6-3. Right to use public facilities - Blind persons, visually handicapped persons, deaf persons and other physically...

§ 43-6-5. Right of access to public conveyances and accommodations - Blind persons, visually handicapped persons, deaf persons and other physically...

§ 43-6-7. Right to be accompanied by guide dog or hearing ear dog - Every totally or partially blind person and every deaf person...

§ 43-6-9. Blind and deaf pedestrians - A totally or partially blind pedestrian or deaf person shall...

§ 43-6-11. Penalties - Any person or persons, firm or corporation who denies or...

§ 43-6-13. White Cane Safety Days - Each year the governor shall publicly proclaim October 15 as...

§ 43-6-15. Employment in government service - No person shall be refused employment in state services, the...

Article 3 - Public Building Facilities for Persons with Disabilities

§ 43-6-101. Applicability of standards - The State Building Commission, the boards of supervisors of each...

§ 43-6-103. Primary entrances - Doors shall have a clear opening of no less than...

§ 43-6-105. Public parking - Where public parking is provided, at least one (1) parking...

§ 43-6-107. Ramps - Where ramps are necessary or desired, they shall conform to...

§ 43-6-109. Steps and stairs - Steps in stairs shall be designed wherever practicable so as...

§ 43-6-111. Floors - Floors shall wherever practicable have a surface that is nonslip....

§ 43-6-115. Water supply - An appropriate number of water fountains or other water dispensing...

§ 43-6-117. Elevators - Where elevators are to be provided, at least one (1)...

§ 43-6-119. Switches and controls - Switches and controls for light, heat, ventilation, windows, draperies, elevators,...

§ 43-6-121. Removal of hazards - Every effort shall be exercised to obviate all hazards to...

§ 43-6-123. Enforcement of article - The State Board of Health shall be responsible for reviewing...

§ 43-6-125. Public buildings designed or equipped to accommodate persons with disabilities to be marked by signs - All public buildings constructed or remodeled in accordance with the...

Article 5 - Mississippi Support Animal Act

§ 43-6-151. Short title - Sections 43-6-151 through 43-6-155 shall be known as and may...

§ 43-6-153. Definitions - The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed...

Article 7 - Use of Respectful References to Persons With Disabilities -

Article 9 - Competitive Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities

§ 43-6-201. Legislative findings and purpose - The Mississippi Legislature finds that the benefits of meaningful work...

§ 43-6-203. Definitions - As used in this article, the following words shall have...

§ 43-6-205. Competitive employment opportunities in fully integrated work settings to be considered first and priority option when planning or providing services and supports to persons with disabilities - It is declared to be the policy of this state...

§ 43-6-209. Oversight of implementation of policy by Disability Resource Commission - The Disability Resource Commission as described in Section 43-30-1 is...

Chapter 7 - Council on Aging

In General

§ 43-7-1. Department of Human Services to be Council on Aging - The Department of Human Services shall be the Council on...

§ 43-7-7. Duties of Department of Human Services - The Department of Human Services shall be responsible for the...

Long-Term Care Facilities Ombudsman Act

§ 43-7-51. Short title - Sections 43-7-51 through 43-7-79 shall be known as the "Long-Term...

§ 43-7-55. Definitions - For the purposes of Sections 43-7-51 through 43-7-79, the following...

§ 43-7-57. Duties of office - The duties of the Office of the State Long-Term Care...

§ 43-7-63. Duties of community ombudsman - The duties of the community ombudsman shall be: The investigation...

§ 43-7-69. Confidentiality of records; policies and procedures - The State Ombudsman shall establish policies and procedures with regard...

§ 43-7-71. Investigation participants immune from liability; protected participants and practices - Individuals participating in an investigation carried out pursuant to Sections...

§ 43-7-73. Immunity from liability for ombudsman's acts causing injury - No long-term care facility covered by Sections 43-7-51 through 43-7-79,...

§ 43-7-75. Authority to establish additional committees - The Office of the State Long-term Care Facilities Ombudsman may...

§ 43-7-79. Recommendations, rules and regulations by State Ombudsman - The State Ombudsman shall recommend policies and procedures to carry...

Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance

§ 43-9-1. Statewide system of old age assistance - For the purpose of providing for aged persons in need,...

§ 43-9-3. Short title - This chapter and Chapter 1 of this title shall be...

§ 43-9-5. Definitions - When used herein, the term "department" means the State Department...

§ 43-9-7. Eligibility for assistance to the needy aged - Assistance shall be given under this chapter to any person...

§ 43-9-9. Amount of assistance - The amount of assistance for the needy aged which any...

§ 43-9-11. Application for assistance to the needy aged - Application for assistance under this chapter shall be made to...

§ 43-9-13. Investigation of applications - Whenever a county welfare agent receives an application for assistance...

§ 43-9-15. Granting of assistance - Upon completion of the investigation, the county department shall determine...

§ 43-9-17. Payment for benefit of recipient - If the recipient or applicant is found incapable of taking...

§ 43-9-19. Assistance not assignable - No assistance given under this chapter shall be transferable or...

§ 43-9-21. Appeal to the State Department of Public Welfare - The county department shall at once report to the state...

§ 43-9-23. Periodic reconsideration and changes in amount of assistance - All assistance grants made under this chapter shall be reconsidered...

§ 43-9-25. No fees to be paid - No person shall make any charge or receive any fee...

§ 43-9-27. Fraudulent acts - Whoever obtains, or attempts, or aids, or abets any person...

§ 43-9-29. Recovery from recipient's estate for false representation - On the death of any recipient, double the total amount...

§ 43-9-31. Limitations of chapter - All assistance granted under this chapter shall be deemed to...

§ 43-9-33. Receipt and disposition of federal and other funds - The state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to receive...

§ 43-9-35. Disbursement of funds; how made - The state department shall issue all checks for assistance to...

§ 43-9-37. Limitation of assistance and administrative cost - The total amount of assistance granted under the provisions of...

§ 43-9-39. Litigation - No suit shall be maintained in any court for the...

§ 43-9-41. Construction of law - This chapter and Chapter 1 of this title are supplementary...

§ 43-9-43. Reservation of right to amend or repeal old age security law - The Legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all...

§ 43-9-45. Termination of federal assistance program as ipso facto repeal - The Mississippi Old Age Security Law is continued in force...

Chapter 11 - Institutions for the Aged or Infirm

In General

§ 43-11-1. Definitions - When used in this chapter, the following words shall have...

§ 43-11-3. Purpose - The purpose of this chapter is to protect and promote...

§ 43-11-5. License - No person, acting severally or jointly with any other person,...

§ 43-11-7. Application for license for institution for aged or infirm or personal care home; license fees - Any person, as defined in Section 43-11-1, may apply for...

§ 43-11-11. Denial or revocation of license; hearings and review - The licensing agency after notice and opportunity for a hearing...

§ 43-11-13. Rules, regulations and standards; compliance and inspection with respect to fire prevention measures; scheduled drugs in personal care homes; resident may consent in writing to continue residing in personal care home regardless of determi... - 1. The student is under the supervision of a licensed...

§ 43-11-15. Effective date of regulations - Any institution for the aged or infirm which is in...

§ 43-11-16. Medical records not public documents but property of institutions for aged and infirm - Medical records are and shall remain the property of the...

§ 43-11-17. Inspections - The licensing agency shall make or cause to be made...

§ 43-11-19. Information confidential - Information received by the licensing agency through filed reports, inspection,...

§ 43-11-21. Annual report of licensing agency - The licensing agency shall prepare and publish an annual report...

§ 43-11-23. Judicial review - Any applicant or licensee aggrieved by the decision of the...

§ 43-11-25. Penalties - Any person establishing, conducting, managing or operating an institution for...

§ 43-11-27. Injunction - Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the...

Choice of Pharmacy Providers in Long-term Care Facilities -

Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act

§ 43-12-1. Short title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 43-12-3. Integration of eligibility systems - The Division of Medicaid shall submit a final Advanced Planning...

§ 43-12-9. Enhanced identity authentication process - Before awarding assistance, applicants for benefits must complete a computerized...

§ 43-12-13. Referrals for fraud, misrepresentation, or inadequate documentation - After reviewing changes or discrepancies that may affect program eligibility,...

§ 43-12-17. Transparency in Medicaid - Following the precedent set by Medicare, the department shall electronically...

§ 43-12-19. Work requirements - The Department of Human Services shall not seek, apply for,...

§ 43-12-21. Federal asset limits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - In no case shall the resource limit standards of the...

§ 43-12-27. Maximum family grant - For purposes of determining the maximum aid payment under the...

§ 43-12-29. Verify identities and household composition, and all expenses of welfare applicants - The Department of Human Services shall verify identity, household composition,...

§ 43-12-31. Full cooperation with fraud investigations - The Department of Human Services shall communicate the expectation of...

§ 43-12-33. Gaps in eligibility reporting - The Department of Human Services shall not establish or use...

§ 43-12-71. Eligibility for TANF or SNAP benefits following certain criminal convictions - As provided in 21 USC Section 862a(d)(1), Mississippi opts out...

Chapter 13 - Medical Assistance for the Aged; Medicaid

Article 1 - Medical Assistance for the Aged

§ 43-13-1. Citation of article - This article shall be known as and may be cited...

§ 43-13-3. Definitions - Unless the context clearly requires a different meaning as used...

§ 43-13-5. Medical assistance for the aged - The State Department of Public Welfare, after having made a...

§ 43-13-7. Obligations upon the administering agency - The administering agency, in providing medical assistance for the aged,...

§ 43-13-9. Medical advisory committee - The state board of public welfare shall appoint a medical...

§ 43-13-11. Program administration and vendor payments - The administering agency is authorized to contract with other state...

§ 43-13-13. Penalties - Any person, making application for benefits under this article for...

Article 3 - Medicaid

§ 43-13-101. Title of article - This article shall be entitled and cited as the "Mississippi...

§ 43-13-103. Purpose - For the purpose of affording health care and remedial and...

§ 43-13-105. Definitions - When used in this article, the following definitions shall apply,...

§ 43-13-107. Division of Medicaid created; director and other personnel; Medical Care Advisory Committee; Drug Use Review Board; Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee - All members appointed under this paragraph shall either be health...

§ 43-13-109. Rules and regulations for procurement of employees - The director, with the approval of the governor and pursuant...

§ 43-13-111. Budgets of state health agencies - Every state health agency, as defined in Section 43-13-105, shall...

§ 43-13-113. Receipt and disbursement of funds; contingency plan; contracting for donated dental services program - The division shall issue all checks or electronic transfers for...

§ 43-13-115. Persons entitled to receive Medicaid - Recipients of Medicaid shall be the following persons only: The...

§ 43-13-116. Authority to determine Medicaid eligibility; agreements with state and federal agencies; administrative hearings; authority to hire employees - In all group hearings, whether initiated by the Division of...

§ 43-13-117. Types of care and services for which financial assistance furnished - Medicaid as authorized by this article shall include payment of...

§ 43-13-117.1. Nursing facility services funds for certain nursing facility residents may be transferred to cover costs of services available through home- and community-based waiver programs - It is the intent of the Legislature to expand access...

§ 43-13-117.2. Study on implementation of pilot program to provide chronic disease management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - The Division of Medicaid is authorized and directed to study...

§ 43-13-117.4. Payment by Division of Medicaid of costs of care and services rendered by an entity that performs nontherapeutic abortions or maintains or operates or is affiliated with an entity that maintains or operates a facility where nontherapeu... - Notwithstanding any other provision of Section 43-13-117, the division shall...

§ 43-13-117.5. Reimbursement for services provided eligible beneficiaries by licensed freestanding psychiatric hospital authorized - The Division of Medicaid is authorized to reimburse for services...

§ 43-13-118. Records of provider participating in Medicaid program - It shall be the duty of each provider participating in...

§ 43-13-121. Authority to administer article - No agreements, specifically including the general plan for the operation...

§ 43-13-123. Methods of providing for payment of claims - The determination of the method of providing payment of claims...

§ 43-13-125. Recovery of Medicaid payments from third parties; compromise or settlement of claims; plaintiff's recovery of medical expenses as special damages; disposition of funds received - The division, with the approval of the Governor, may compromise...

§ 43-13-126. Health insurers required to provide certain information to Division of Medicaid, accept Division's right of recovery and not deny claims submitted by Division on the basis of certain errors as condition of doing business in Mississippi - As a condition of doing business in the state, health...

§ 43-13-129. Misrepresentation by applicant for benefits or by provider of services; penalty - Any person making application for benefits under this article for...

§ 43-13-131. Influencing recipient to elect particular provider or type of services for purpose of obtaining increase in benefits or payments; penalties - Any person who shall, through intentional misrepresentation, fraud, deceit or...

§ 43-13-133. Intent as to use of federal matching funds - It is the intent of the Legislature that all federal...

§ 43-13-137. Division to comply with Administrative Procedure Law - The division is an agency as defined under Section 25-43-3...

§ 43-13-139. Governor authorized to discontinue or limit medical assistance to optional groups; division to cease state funding upon discontinuance of federal funding - Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prevent...

§ 43-13-143. Medical Care Fund - There is created in the State Treasury a special fund...

§ 43-13-145. Assessment levied upon health care facilities; keeping of records; collection of assessments; effect of delinquency in payment - 1. "Non-Medicare hospital inpatient day" means total hospital inpatient days...

Article 5 - Medicaid Fraud Control Act

§ 43-13-201. Short title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 43-13-203. Definitions - As used in this article: "Benefit" means the receipt of...

§ 43-13-207. Kickbacks and bribes - A person shall not solicit, offer or receive a kickback...

§ 43-13-209. False statements or false representations as to conditions or operation of institution or facility - A person shall not knowingly and wilfully make, induce or...

§ 43-13-211. Conspiracy - A person shall not enter into an agreement, combination or...

§ 43-13-213. False or fraudulent claim - A person shall not make, present or cause to be...

§ 43-13-215. Penalties - A person who violates any provision of Sections 43-13-205 through...

§ 43-13-217. Evidentiary matters concerning false statements or representations - In any prosecution under this article, it shall not be...

§ 43-13-219. Medicaid fraud control unit - There is hereby created within the office of the attorney...

§ 43-13-221. Attorney General; investigation and prosecution; investigator status as law enforcement officer - The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Fraud...

§ 43-13-231. Power of local authorities - The powers of the attorney general, acting through the director...

§ 43-13-233. Existing law not affected - Nothing in this article shall in any way limit any...

Article 7 - Third Party Liability for Medical Payments

§ 43-13-301. Identification of cases involving third-party liability - The State Department of Public Welfare shall assist the Division...

§ 43-13-303. Inclusion of medical support in child support enforcement orders; procedures for health insurance enrollment in child support cases; duties of health insurers and employers; withholding of reimbursement amounts from parent's state tax re... - Health insurers and employers shall honor court or administrative orders...

§ 43-13-307. Loss of eligibility upon refusal to cooperate with Division or local agency - Any applicant or recipient, inclusive of the grantee relative of...

§ 43-13-309. State and federal funding - The State Department of Public Welfare shall obtain an appropriation...

§ 43-13-311. Requirement of cooperation by providers - Providers of medical services participating in the Medicaid program shall,...

§ 43-13-315. Liability for failure or refusal to honor subrogation rights of Division - Any person, firm, or corporation who fails or refuses to...

Article 9 - Health Care Trust Fund for Tobacco Settlement Funds

§ 43-13-401. Declaration of legislative intent - It is declared by the Legislature that the funds received...

§ 43-13-403. Definitions - When used in this article, the following definitions shall apply,...

Article 11 - Drug Repository Program

§ 43-13-501. Definitions - As used in Sections 43-13-501 through 43-13-509, the following terms...

§ 43-13-507. Health care professional defined; immunity for participants in program - A drug manufacturer shall not be subject to criminal prosecution...

Article 13 - Mississippi Long-term Care Partnership Program

§ 43-13-601. Legislative findings - The Legislature finds that in order to alleviate the financial...

§ 43-13-603. Definitions - As used in this article: "Long-term care facility" means a...

§ 43-13-607. Continuity of asset protection - If this article is repealed, any Medicaid asset protection afforded...

Chapter 14 - Mississippi Statewide System of Care for Children and Youth

§ 43-14-1. Mississippi Statewide System of Care for children and youth; purpose; included services; Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and Youth (ICCCY) established; membership; Interagency System of Care Council (ISCC); purpose and compos... - Mississippi Statewide System of Care services shall be timely, intensive,...

§ 43-14-3. Powers and responsibilities of Council - In addition to the specific authority provided in Section 43-14-1,...

§ 43-14-5. Operating fund - There is created in the State Treasury a special fund...

Chapter 15 - Child Welfare

Article 1 - Administration of Child Welfare

§ 43-15-1. Title of article - This article may be cited as the "Administration of Child...

§ 43-15-3. Powers and duties of Department of Human Services; appeal to Director of Division of Family and Children's Services for denial of foster care and/or adoption assistance - The Department of Human Services is hereby authorized, empowered and...

§ 43-15-7. County department authorized to provide protective services; appropriation of funds - The county department of public welfare is hereby authorized to...

§ 43-15-9. Article inapplicable to orphans' homes, etc. - None of the provisions of this article shall apply to...

§ 43-15-13. Foster care placement program; objectives; system of individualized plans and reviews; training program for persons who provide foster care and relative care; placement priorities and goals; changes in placement; notice to families; right... - Each child's review plan once every six (6) months shall...

§ 43-15-15. Registry of children in custody of State Department of Public Welfare and public or private agencies - The State Department of Public Welfare shall maintain a registry...

§ 43-15-21. Penalty for releasing confidential information - Anyone violating or releasing information of a confidential nature without...

§ 43-15-25. Elected officials as foster parents; payments on behalf of foster child - An elected official shall not be precluded from serving as...

Article 2 - Multidisciplinary Child Protection Teams -

Article 3 - Licensing of Family Foster Homes, Child-caring Agencies and Child-placing Agencies

§ 43-15-101. Purpose - The purpose of this article is to protect the health,...

§ 43-15-103. Definitions - As used in this article: "Agency" means a residential child-caring...

§ 43-15-107. Licensure requirements - 1. Previously revoked by the office; or 2. Voluntarily returned...

§ 43-15-111. Exemptions from licensure requirements - The provisions of this act do not apply to: A...

§ 43-15-121. Injunctions - In addition to, and notwithstanding, any other remedy provided by...

§ 43-15-123. Criminal penalties - Any person, agency, association, corporation, institution, society or other organization...

§ 43-15-125. Immunity for Department of Human Services and its employees - The Department of Human Services and/or its officers, employees, attorneys...

Article 5 - Baby Drop-off Law

§ 43-15-205. Affirmative defense to crime of child abandonment - It shall be an absolute affirmative defense to prosecution under...

§ 43-15-207. Definition of "emergency medical services provider." - For the purposes of this article, an emergency medical services...

§ 43-15-209. Immunity from liability - A person or entity taking possession of a child under...

Article 7 - Restrictions On Employment By Or Operation Of Child Care Facilities By Registered Sex Offenders

§ 43-15-301. Definitions - As used in this article, the following words and phrases...

§ 43-15-305. Registered sex offenders prohibited from owning or operating child care services; penalties for violations - A person required to register as a sex offender under...

Article 9 - Missing Child Reports -

Chapter 16 - Child Residential Home Notification Act

§ 43-16-1. Title - This chapter may be cited as the "Child Residential Home...

§ 43-16-3. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply...

§ 43-16-5. State Department of Health to discharge provisions of chapter; notification agency - The State Department of Health shall be the notification agency...

§ 43-16-9. Person required to file notification; contents of notification - Such notification shall be filed by the executive director of...

§ 43-16-13. Monthly reports - Each child residential home shall file monthly reports with the...

§ 43-16-15. Annual inspections of homes; inspectors - The department once a year shall make or cause to...

§ 43-16-17. Written discipline and family communication policies required - Every child residential home shall have a written discipline policy...

§ 43-16-19. Enforcement of notification requirements - Whenever the department is advised or has reason to believe...

§ 43-16-21. Court action for injunction or restraining order against home; grounds - Notwithstanding the existence of any other remedy, the department may,...

§ 43-16-23. Regulation of content of program of religious affiliated home prohibited - Nothing in this chapter shall give any governmental agency jurisdiction...

§ 43-16-25. Licensure fees for child residential homes - A license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall...

Chapter 17 - Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

§ 43-17-3. Definitions - As used in this chapter: "State Department" means the State...

§ 43-17-5. Amount of assistance - The monthly attendance requirement under this subsection shall be attendance...

§ 43-17-6. Written screening questionnaire for certain adult applicants for TANF benefits; purpose; drug test; substance use disorder treatment plan; termination of cash assistance - 1. In each later drug test required by department rule...

§ 43-17-9. Duties of county departments - The county departments shall: Administer the provisions of this chapter...

§ 43-17-11. Application for assistance - Application for TANF assistance under this chapter shall be made...

§ 43-17-13. Investigation of applications - Whenever a county department receives a notification of the dependency...

§ 43-17-15. Granting of assistance - Upon the completion of such investigation the county department shall...

§ 43-17-17. Appeal to the State Department of Human Services - If an application is not acted upon by the county...

§ 43-17-19. Periodic reconsideration and changes in amount of assistance - All TANF assistance grants made under this chapter shall be...

§ 43-17-21. Removal to another county - Any child qualified for and receiving TANF assistance pursuant to...

§ 43-17-23. Receipt and disposition of federal and other funds and manner of disbursing same - Federal and other funds shall be received, disposed of and...

§ 43-17-25. Fraudulent acts; penalties - Whoever obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets...

§ 43-17-33. Entrepreneurial development; funding - The Department of Human Services shall seek federal funds for...

Chapter 18 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

§ 43-18-1. Execution of compact - The Governor, on behalf of this state, is hereby authorized...

§ 43-18-3. "Appropriate public authorities" defined; powers of county departments of public welfare - The "appropriate public authorities" as used in Article III of...

§ 43-18-5. "Appropriate authority in the receiving state" defined - As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of the...

§ 43-18-7. "Executive head" defined; appointment of compact administrator - As used in Article VII of the Interstate Compact on...

§ 43-18-9. Financial responsibility for placed children - Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions...

§ 43-18-11. Agreements for performance of services - The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions...

§ 43-18-13. Compliance with requirements for visitation, inspection or supervision of children, homes and the like in another party state - Any requirements for visitation, inspection or supervision of children, homes,...

§ 43-18-15. Statutory provisions restricting out-of-state placement of children not applicable to placements under compact - The provisions of state laws restricting out-of-state placement of children...

§ 43-18-17. Placement by courts of delinquent children - Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place...

Chapter 19 - Support of Natural Children

Child Support Unit

§ 43-19-31. Child support unit authorized; purposes - The Department of Human Services is hereby authorized and empowered...

§ 43-19-41. Effect of applicant's or recipient's refusal to assist in finding absent parent or in securing support or establishing paternity - Any applicant or recipient who refuses to provide reasonable assistance...

§ 43-19-43. Husband-wife privilege; self-incriminating testimony - The mother or father are competent to testify at the...

§ 43-19-44. Safeguarding of personal data where evidence of risk of harm; definitions; petition for release of information - For purposes of this section, an "authorized person" shall mean:...

§ 43-19-49. Employment by child support unit of investigative, technical, secretarial and supportive staff - There is hereby authorized to be employed by the child...

§ 43-19-51. Duties, powers and functions of Attorney General's office, district attorneys and county attorneys unaffected - Nothing contained in Sections 43-19-31 through 43-19-53 shall be construed...

§ 43-19-53. Annual report - Not later than sixty (60) days after the first day...

§ 43-19-55. Authorization to manage bank accounts for funds received as incentives from federal government and as income tax offsets - The State Department of Human Services shall be authorized in...

Child Support Award Guidelines

§ 43-19-101. Child support award guidelines - Click to view Upon conclusion of the calculation of paragraphs...

§ 43-19-103. Criteria for overcoming presumption that guidelines are appropriate - The rebuttable presumption as to the justness or appropriateness of...

Chapter 20 - Child Care Facilities

Mississippi Child Care Licensing Law

§ 43-20-1. Title - This chapter shall be cited as the "Mississippi Child Care...

§ 43-20-3. Declaration of purpose - The purpose of this chapter is to protect and promote...

§ 43-20-5. Definitions - When used in this chapter, the following words shall have...

§ 43-20-9. License required - From and after August 1, 1972, no person acting individually...

§ 43-20-11. Application for and issuance of license - An application for a license under this chapter shall be...

§ 43-20-12. Fees and penalties to be deposited in special fund - All fees collected by the State Board of Health under...

§ 43-20-13. Renewal of license - A license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall...

§ 43-20-15. Inspections - The licensing agency shall make or cause to be made...

§ 43-20-17. Information confidential; authority to release findings of investigations into allegations of abuse - Information in the possession of the licensing agency concerning the...

§ 43-20-19. Penalty - Any person establishing, conducting, managing or operating a child care...

§ 43-20-21. Injunctive relief - Notwithstanding the existence of any other remedy, the licensing agency...

Regulations for the Promotion of Breast Feeding by Mothers of Children in Child Care Facilities

§ 43-20-31. Department of Health to promulgate regulations for child care facilities to promote breast-feeding by mothers of children being cared for in facility - The Department of Health shall promulgate regulations to ensure that...

Family Child Care Homes

§ 43-20-51. Legislative purpose - The purpose of Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65 is to protect...

§ 43-20-53. Definitions - As used in Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65: "Family child care...

§ 43-20-55. Development of regulations and standards; compensation of advisory council members - The advisory council appointed by the Executive Officer of the...

§ 43-20-59. Registration - Any increase in the fee charged by the department under...

§ 43-20-61. Denial, revocation, or refusal to renew certificate of registration; hearing - The department may deny, revoke or refuse to renew a...

§ 43-20-63. Suspension of certificate of registration; grounds - The department may suspend any certificate of registration issued under...

§ 43-20-65. Information confidential; hearings may be closed - Information received by the licensing agency through filed reports, inspections...

Information to be Provided to Child's Parents or Legal Guardians by Child Care Facilities -

Chapter 21 - Youth Court

Funding of Salaries and Expenses of Youth Counsellors and Clerk-Reporters

§ 43-21-45. Funds for payment of salaries and expenses of youth counsellors and clerk-reporters - In any Class 1 county having a total population in...

Organization, Administration and Operation

§ 43-21-101. Short title - This chapter shall be cited as the "Youth Court Law."

§ 43-21-103. Construction and purpose - This chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that...

§ 43-21-105. Definitions - The following words and phrases, for purposes of this chapter,...

§ 43-21-109. Youth court facilities - Any county or municipality may separately or jointly establish and...

§ 43-21-113. Special judge - When a judge shall certify in writing that he is...

§ 43-21-115. Intake unit - In every youth court division the judge shall appoint as...

§ 43-21-119. Youth court personnel - The judge or his designee shall appoint as provided in...

§ 43-21-121. Guardian ad litem; appointment of a CASA volunteer - All CASA volunteers shall:

§ 43-21-123. Expenditures by the youth court - Except for expenses provided by state funds and/or other monies,...

§ 43-21-127. Cooperation - It is hereby made the duty of every public official...

Jurisdiction

§ 43-21-151. Jurisdiction - When a child is expelled from the public schools, the...

§ 43-21-159. Transfer of cases from other courts - In cases where the child is charged with a hunting...

Provisions Applicable to All Proceedings

§ 43-21-205. Court costs and fees - In proceedings under this chapter, no court costs shall be...

Records

§ 43-21-257. Agency records - The Department of Health shall not be held civilly liable...

§ 43-21-259. Confidentiality of other records involving children - All other records involving children and the contents thereof shall...

§ 43-21-261. Disclosure of records - Law enforcement agencies may disclose information to the public concerning...

§ 43-21-265. Destruction of records - The youth court, in its discretion, may order the destruction...

Custody and Detention

§ 43-21-301. Custody orders - A finding of probable cause under this subsection (3)(a) shall...

§ 43-21-305. Noncustodial interrogation - A law enforcement officer may stop any child abroad in...

§ 43-21-307. Temporary custody - The judge or his designee may authorize the temporary custody...

§ 43-21-311. Rights in custody - These rights shall be posted where the child may read...

§ 43-21-319. Correctional facility for juveniles in need of supervision authorized to be built in Tallahatchie County - In addition to any other provisions of law, it shall...

§ 43-21-323. Juvenile Detention Facilities Monitoring Unit established; duties and responsibilities; confidentiality of records of monitor and communications of reporter - To carry out the duties in this subsection (1) a...

§ 43-21-324. Training for all Juvenile Facilities Monitoring Unit employees and juvenile detention center administrators - The Department of Public Safety shall contract with a juvenile...

Intake

§ 43-21-353. Duty to inform state agencies and officials; duty to inform individual about whom report has been made of specific allegations - Upon receiving a report that a child has been sexually...

§ 43-21-354. Statewide incoming wide area telephone service to be maintained on twenty-four-hour seven days a week basis - The statewide incoming wide area telephone service established pursuant to...

§ 43-21-355. Immunity for reporting information - Any attorney, physician, dentist, intern, resident, nurse, psychologist, social worker,...

Informal Proceedings

§ 43-21-403. Notice to parties - When it is determined to make an informal adjustment, the...

Petition

§ 43-21-451. Commencement of formal proceedings - All proceedings seeking an adjudication that a child is a...

§ 43-21-453. Style of petition - The petition shall be entitled "IN THE INTEREST OF_______________ ."

§ 43-21-457. Amendment to the petition - A petition may be amended at any time on order...

§ 43-21-459. Responsive pleadings - No party shall be required to file a responsive pleading.

Summons

§ 43-21-503. Form of summons - The form of the summons shall be substantially as follows:...

§ 43-21-509. Warrant for failure to obey summons - If any person summoned as herein provided shall without reasonable...

Adjudication

§ 43-21-553. Uncontested adjudications - At any time after the petition has been filed, all...

§ 43-21-555. Plea bargaining prohibited - Under no circumstances shall the party or the prosecutor engage...

Disposition

§ 43-21-603. Disposition hearing procedure - Once the reasonable efforts requirement is bypassed, the court shall...

§ 43-21-605. Disposition alternatives in delinquency cases - The training school may retain custody of the child until...

§ 43-21-609. Dispositional alternatives in neglect and abuse cases - In neglect and abuse cases, the disposition order may include...

§ 43-21-611. Dispositional alternatives for children in need of special care - If the youth court finds at the disposition hearing that...

§ 43-21-617. Protective orders - In all cases where the child is found to be...

§ 43-21-623. Testing of juvenile delinquents under the jurisdiction of the youth court for HIV and AIDS - Any juvenile who is adjudicated a delinquent on or after...

§ 43-21-627. Alternative work program; qualified offenders; volunteers; supervision; removal from program - Each youth court is authorized to establish a youth court...

Appeals -

Mississippi Commission on a Uniform Youth Court System and Procedures -

Teen Court Pilot Program Act

§ 43-21-751. Short title - This article shall be known as the "Teen Court Pilot...

§ 43-21-753. Establishment; teen court program - The youth court of any county in the state may...

§ 43-21-755. Instructional time - Any school participating in the Teen Court Program established by...

Youth Court Support Program -

Mississippi Juvenile Detention Facilities Licensing Act

§ 43-21-901. Short title - Sections 43-21-901 through 43-21-915 and Section 43-21-207 shall be cited...

§ 43-21-903. Purpose - The purpose of Sections 43-21-901 through 43-21-915 is to protect...

§ 43-21-905. Definitions - As used in Sections 43-21-901 through 43-21-915, the following words...

§ 43-21-909. Identification of existence of issues that might prevent licensure; license required to own, operate and maintain juvenile detention facility - Beginning October 1, 2016, the licensing agency shall conduct mock...

§ 43-21-911. Biennial renewal of license - A license issued under Sections 43-21-901 through 43-21-915 must be...

§ 43-21-913. Compliance inspections by licensing agency - The licensing agency shall make inspections to determine ongoing compliance...

Chapter 25 - Interstate Compacts Relating to Juveniles

Interstate Compact for Juveniles

§ 43-25-101. Purpose; definitions; Interstate Commission for Juveniles creation, powers and duties, organization, operation, rulemaking functions, enforcement, dispute resolution, and finance; State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision; compac... - The Governor, on behalf of this state, may execute a...

Chapter 26 - Department of Child Protection Services -

Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services

In General

§ 43-27-2. Department of Human Services to be Department of Youth Services - The Department of Human Services shall be the Department of...

§ 43-27-8. Duties and responsibilities of Department of Human Services - The Department of Human Services, shall administer the following duties...

§ 43-27-11. Control and management by Department of Human Services; funds - The Mississippi Department of Human Services shall succeed to the...

§ 43-27-12. Department of Youth Services to have exclusive care of children committed to its facilities - The Department of Youth Services shall have exclusive supervisory care,...

§ 43-27-14. Department of Youth Services authorized to accept federal and other funds, attorney general is legal representative of department - The Department of Youth Services shall have the authority to...

§ 43-27-16. Furnishing of information, data, aid and assistance by state agencies, departments and the like - The Department of Youth Services is authorized to request from...

§ 43-27-17. Cooperation of other departments - The Department of Human Services shall use the services and...

§ 43-27-18. Positions in Department of Youth Services to be included in state classification system - All positions in the Department of Youth Services shall be...

§ 43-27-19. Records and reports - The Department of Human Services shall keep in a suitable...

§ 43-27-20. Division of Community Services; Director - Within the Department of Youth Services there shall be a...

§ 43-27-23. Board and lodging for superintendents - The superintendents of the Mississippi training schools may each receive...

§ 43-27-25. Persons having mental illness or intellectual disability shall not be committed to institutions under control of department of youth services - No person shall be committed to an institution under the...

§ 43-27-27. Transfers of children - Any child committed to an institution under the provisions of...

§ 43-27-29. Academic and vocational training - Academic and vocational training at all institutions under the department...

§ 43-27-33. Effect of chapter on other laws - Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit or restrict...

§ 43-27-37. Creation of Statewide Juvenile Work Program - There is created in the Department of Human Services, Division...

Services and Care for Certain Children and Youth in Custody of or Under the Supervision of the Department of Human Services

§ 43-27-101. Definitions applicable to Sections 43-27-101 and 43-27-103 - For purposes of Sections 43-27-101 and 43-27-103, the following words...

§ 43-27-105. Funding for placement resources - Funding for the placement resources authorized in Sections 43-27-101 and...

§ 43-27-107. Qualifications of family protection specialists; status as state service employees; time-limited employee positions - The Department of Human Services is authorized to set the...

§ 43-27-109. Employment of additional family protection specialists, youth counselors and clerical staff - The Department of Human Services may employ a sufficient number...

§ 43-27-111. Supervision of county youth services workers by department; coordination with state workers - The Department of Human Services shall exercise jurisdiction and supervision...

§ 43-27-113. Law enforcement assistance in department investigations of child abuse or neglect - In any investigation by the Department of Human Services of...

§ 43-27-115. Program managers for department regions; duties; department to develop agreements with other service entities - The Department of Human Services is authorized to employ one...

§ 43-27-117. Online automated child welfare information system - The Department of Human Services is authorized to establish an...

§ 43-27-119. Joint task force to research when court decisions should be appealed; protocol - There is created a joint task force of the Department...

§ 43-27-121. Child Welfare Enhancement Fund - There is created in the State Treasury a special fund...

Improvements to Juvenile Correctional Facilities

§ 43-27-207. Department of Finance and Administration to issue general obligation bonds to provide funds for construction, renovation, repairing, remodeling, equipping, furnishing, adding to or improving juvenile detention facilities; 1994 State Juve... - Construction, repair, remodeling, equipping, furnishing, adding to, improving and maintaining...

§ 43-27-209. Payment of principal of and interest on bonds - The principal of and interest on the bonds authorized under...

§ 43-27-211. Bonds to be signed by State Bond Commission; bonds to be issued as provided in Registered Bond Act - The bonds authorized under Sections 43-27-207 through 43-27-233 shall be...

§ 43-27-213. Bonds and interest coupons to be negotiable instruments; compliance with Uniform Commercial Code not required - All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of...

§ 43-27-215. Bonds to be issued by State Bond Commission; procedures for issuance - The State Bond Commission shall act as the issuing agent...

§ 43-27-217. Full faith and credit of State irrevocably pledged - The bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 43-27-207 through...

§ 43-27-219. Issuance of warrants to pay principal and interest on bonds - The State Treasurer is authorized to certify to the State...

§ 43-27-221. Deposit of proceeds of bond sales into Juvenile Justice Assistance Fund - Upon the issuance and sale of bonds under Sections 43-27-207...

§ 43-27-223. Further proceedings not required to issue bonds - The bonds authorized under Sections 43-27-207 through 43-27-233 may be...

§ 43-27-225. Validation of bonds - The bonds authorized under the authority of Sections 43-27-207 through...

§ 43-27-227. Actions to protect and enforce rights of bond holders - Any holder of bonds issued under Sections 43-27-207 through 43-27-233...

§ 43-27-229. Bonds as legal investments - All bonds issued under Sections 43-27-207 through 43-27-233 shall be...

§ 43-27-231. Bonds and income therefrom exempt from taxation - Bonds issued under Sections 43-27-207 through 43-27-233 and income from...

§ 43-27-233. Sections 43-27-207 through 43-27-233 as full and complete authority for exercise of powers granted - Sections 43-27-207 through 43-27-233 shall be deemed to be full...

Juvenile Health Recovery Study

§ 43-27-309. Repeal of Sections 43-27-301 through 43-27-309 - This chapter which establishes a Juvenile Health Recovery Review and...

Amer-I-Can Pilot Program -

Chapter 28 - Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act

§ 43-28-1. Short title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 43-28-3. Legislative intent - It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a...

§ 43-28-5. Definitions - As used in this chapter the following words and phrases...

§ 43-28-9. Powers of board - In addition to those powers granted to the board by...

§ 43-28-11. ABLE Trust Fund created; Trust Fund accounts - The ABLE Trust Fund shall continue in existence as long...

§ 43-28-21. Mississippi ABLE Program monies paid into or expended out of the trust fund on behalf of a beneficiary are exempt from creditor claims; prohibition against use as loan collateral - Monies paid into or expended out of the ABLE Trust...

§ 43-28-25. Certain state agencies required to assist board - The Mississippi Department of Health, the Department of Rehabilitation Services,...

§ 43-28-27. Severability - The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any part...

Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities

§ 43-29-1. Persons with disabilities - For the purpose of providing assistance for permanently totally disabled...

§ 43-29-3. Eligibility for assistance to the needy aged; eligibility for assistance to needy persons with disabilities - Assistance shall be given under this chapter to any person...

§ 43-29-5. Amount of assistance - The amount of assistance, including vendor payments for medical care,...

§ 43-29-7. Application for assistance - Application for assistance under this chapter shall be made to...

§ 43-29-9. Investigation of applications - Whenever a county welfare agent receives an application for assistance...

§ 43-29-11. Granting of assistance - Upon the completion of the investigation, the county department shall...

§ 43-29-13. Payment for benefit of recipient - If the recipient or applicant is found incapable of taking...

§ 43-29-15. Assistance not assignable - No assistance given under this chapter shall be transferable or...

§ 43-29-17. Appeal to the State Department - The county department shall at once report to the State...

§ 43-29-19. Periodic reconsideration and changes in amount of assistance - All assistance grants made under this chapter shall be reconsidered...

§ 43-29-21. No fees to be paid - No person shall make any charge or receive any fee...

§ 43-29-23. Fraudulent acts - Whoever obtains, or attempts, or aids, or abets any person...

§ 43-29-25. Recovery from the estate of recipient for false representation - On the death of any recipient double the total amount...

§ 43-29-27. Limitation of chapter - All assistance granted under this chapter shall be deemed to...

§ 43-29-29. Disbursement of funds, how made - The State Department shall issue all checks for administrative expenses,...

§ 43-29-31. Limitation of assistance and administrative cost - The total amount of assistance granted under the provisions of...

§ 43-29-33. Litigation - No suit shall be maintained in any court for the...

§ 43-29-35. Reservation of right to amend or repeal chapter - The Legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all...

§ 43-29-37. Administration - The administration of this chapter, so far as applicable, shall...

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